The 2011 plan for Joshua

On February 24th the Joshua city council met for our annual planning session for the city.  The city council and city staff maintain a working list of action items for the city as prioritized by the council each year.  The goal of this list is to keep the city moving towards the objectives at hand for a better tomorrow and to work through challenges faced by our community.

This year the council worked through 38 items to prioritize with the following designations:

Top Priority - 7 items

High Priority - 10 items

Medium Priority - 10 items

Low Priority - 11 items

Each council member present ranks the list according to their opinion on the priority of each item and then the city manager tabulates the results. Many of the items carry over from previous years due to the nature of the tasks being ongoing or multi-year projects.  The following is the tabulated list for 2011:

TOP

Operations of City Park Plan for special events – spring play day, citizen appreciation, splash pad opening, JBA opening day

Fire Station design and construction Complete design Begin and complete construction

Joshua Station/TIF Development Design of Park & Ride Construction of Park & Ride Site Plan for Town Homes Site Plan for Pad Sites Platting of Remaining Phases Design of Plum Street Construction of Plum Street

Bond Election Implementation Complete design of drainage projects (2010 – 2011) Complete construction of drainage projects (2012)

Continue implementation of Parks Master Plan Identify land for additional park and recreation facilities as outlined in Parks Master Plan Identify and seek funding for land acquisition and construction to continue implementation of the Parks Master Plan

PD & FD Communications & P25 Compliance i.e. Explore participation in countywide dispatch and/or other options for dispatch

HIGH

Economic Development Program Finalize incentive policy Regular reports from ED consultant Update demographics, psychographics and traffic counts

Fire Department equipment plan Development long term equipment replacement plan

Revitalization of Hwy 174 corridor Initiate working group with Burleson and Cleburne for joint plan

Continue implementation of drainage plan and explore additional funding mechanisms Create plan for and identify funding for other projects identified in study

Continue to enhance Code Enforcement efforts (proactive v. reactive) Rental inspection ordinance Permitting and Code software

Plan for Use of Old Fire Station

Pursue Partnership with YMCA for Recreation Facility

Fire Department Staffing Plan Evaluate Cross training Adding full time paid firefighters

MEDIUM

Plan to revitalize downtown area Develop downtown master plan Develop detailed criteria for development in the downtown area

Sex Offender Ordinance

Finalize boundary and ETJ with Burleson and Cleburne Work with Cleburne on boundary issues in the south Approach Burleson re: additional areas to the east of City Map of final boundaries Meeting of all Councils

Evaluate and revise drilling ordinance i.e. Road Use Fee

Implementation of on line bill pay options for court, garbage bills, and other City fees

Marketing/Branding campaign for the City

Review Employee compensation plan and staffing levels citywide

Develop annexation plan for other areas in Joshua ETJ

Revise & upgrade City web site

Complete detailed subdivision design standards

Street and Drainage Preventive Maintenance Plan

Transportation funding advocacy (roads & rail) – local option legislation

Alcohol sales ordinance

Review and update land use tables in zoning ordinance

LOW

Charter Review and Charter Election

Video & Audio recording of Council meetings and make available on the Internet

Increase communications with businesses (crime, programs, events. Etc.)

Increase involvement of citizens – partnership with schools

Update Mutual Aid agreements to include public works

Citywide technology replacement plan

Request for Qualifications for new audit firm

Initiate Rail working group to explore options for extension of commuter rail service

Year in Review Publication (annual report to citizens) DO IN NEWSLETTER

Establishing Quiet Zones